Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

He just listened to Lan Ke's analysis. He would rather hear some direct words.

For example, where are we going, who are we going to do it to, and when are we going to do it?

Now he knew that he would go to the 'location of the three desire stones' and 'kill the guards and seize the desire stones'.

There is only one thing you need to know.

"But how do we get there? Arasaka Bank and Arasaka Security are easy to deal with. Although their headquarters are in Arasaka Tower, their main offices are outside of it because they need to interact with ordinary people. After all, ordinary people might need the bank, and some wealthy people might hire security guards."

"Let's deal with the two outside first, and then go to Arasaka Tower. I already have a plan."

Although he didn't know what Lan Ke wanted to do, he nodded to show that he understood.

However, in order to enter the "upper city", Lan Ke and Shirou Emiya had to disguise themselves again.

Lan Ke bought a black wig to cover his iconic hair, which made him look at least less like a gangster after putting on a suit, and with a handbag he looked like a happy salted fish.

In contrast, Emiya Shirou had a ghostly figure and wore a white wig.

I don’t know if it’s Lan Ke’s illusion, but I always feel that this hairstyle and hair color are more in line with the other person’s personality.

After all, the Emiya Shirou that Lan Ke knows is not the 'ordinary male high school student' who was involved in the Holy Grail War, but a 'warrior' who has known the specialness of his adoptive father since he was a child and has studied with him for several years and has a firm will!

"Alright! Let's go! Let's make this city... no, this world, more lively tonight!!"

Chapter 41 What on earth are you protecting!

Although the normal strategy for conquering the palace only requires seizing the 'Secret Treasures', theoretically it doesn't matter if you don't collect the 'Desire Stones'.

The main reason why Lan Ke would collect as many "desire stones" as possible when conditions permitted was not only because of his collecting addiction, but also to strengthen his own exclusive weapons.

So Lan Ke and the others would naturally not let go of the three "Desire Stones" at this moment.

Two are hidden in the corners of Night City, and one is placed directly in Arasaka Tower. What choice would most people make at this time?

Naturally, I took the two "Desire Stones" on the periphery first, and then took the last "Desire Stone" in "Arasaka Tower" during the final strategy.

However, this time Lan Ke chose to "do the opposite".

Because according to Lan Ke and his team's previous exploration, in addition to the "alert value" in this world, there are other factors that may cause people to be hunted by NPCs.

Therefore, once they launch a sneak attack on the branch of the 'Arasaka Group', the vigilance of the 'Arasaka Tower' serving as the headquarters will also increase, which will undoubtedly increase the difficulty of the final capture of the hall.

So Lan Ke did the opposite. He first seized the "Desire Stone" to force "Arasaka" to concentrate all its forces at the headquarters, and then attacked the branch.

This can reduce the difficulty of attacking branches, and through repeated attacks on branches, their vigilance against 'Arasaka Tower' will also be reduced.

This is exactly Lan Ke’s plan!

As for how to seize the first 'Desire Stone'?

It’s actually very simple——————

"First of all, welcome to Arasaka Tower. Secondly, thank you very much for your trust in Arasaka Group..."

A beautiful woman with a "sense of technology" was guiding Lan Ke and Emiya Shirou with a smile on her face, while Lan Ke was communicating with them with a smile on her face, just like other people entering and leaving "Arasaka Tower".

Only Shirou Emiya had his hands in his pockets and looked very arrogant with his white hair.

But in reality, Emiya Shirou was quietly looking around.

Although according to the plan, they will not take action for the time being, but it is the job of this "professional" to determine the retreat route and the invasion route.

And the woman took Lan Ke and Emiya Shirou into the elevator!

That’s right, it’s actually not difficult to enter the ‘Arasaka Tower’. After all, it is the headquarters of the ‘Arasaka Group’. There are even ‘Arasaka’ specialty stores on the bottom few floors, and countless customers visit it every day.

The only difference from ordinary shopping malls is probably that the prices here are more expensive, right?

So Lan Ke and Shirou Emiya simply pretended to be rich people who entered Night City from the outside world and planned to transform their bodies, and directly let the service staff take them into the interior of Arasaka Tower.

However, after the two entered the 'Arasaka Tower Elevator', Lan Ke decisively took out a strange 'medium' and placed it directly on the elevator.

There is no doubt that this 'special medium that is compatible with all sockets' is the disposable item that was previously exposed by 'Matou Shinji (Shadow)'.

Although theoretically there should be a place where this thing is needed in the future, Lan Ke's greatest advantage is his prudence and lack of greed. Instead of piling it there as a "warehouse keeper", it is better to let it play the right function at the right time.

As for Emiya Shirou, he suddenly punched the "beauty" on the chin.

"Crack~"

Although he didn't knock out the opponent with one punch, with the electric sparks, it seems that the opponent will not be able to wake up in a short time.

Lan Ke mixed the paint with great skill and kicked off the elevator cover.

Almost at the same time as Lan Ke and the others took action, a shrill alarm sounded.

It is obvious that Lan Ke also plans to replicate the experience of the last city this time... through the ventilation duct!

However, when Lan Ke stood on the top of the elevator and stretched out his right hand downwards, Shirou Emiya suddenly spoke.

"Aren't we going to deal with this guy?"

"The alarm has already sounded, so it doesn't matter whether we do anything or not."

Although Lan Ke knew very well that almost everyone he met in the 'hall' was just a 'shadow', or even a puppet controlled by the 'master of the hall', his personality made him actually dislike 'meaningless killing'.

Shirou Emiya didn't say anything about this. He grabbed Lan Ke's outstretched right hand and climbed directly into the elevator.

Lan Ke and Emiya Shirou were racing against time, and the security forces of "Arasaka Tower" on the other side were almost stunned when they heard the information. After all, it was unknown how long ago the alarm sounded inside "Arasaka Tower".

It’s not that there are no troublemakers, but because under normal circumstances, only the nearby security personnel are responsible, and such a large-scale alarm will never be used.

As expected, most of the non-employees in Arasaka Tower evacuated immediately, but the people from Arasaka Security rushed to the elevator where there might be problems.

Most of these 'Arasaka Security' people had extremely ferocious expressions.

'Arasaka Security' is one of the most core departments of the Arasaka Group. Is it really meaningful to have a 'security company' that can't even protect its own headquarters?

If Arasaka Security suffers a major blow, these low-level staff members won't be able to expect any bonuses this year.

On the other side, the person in charge of the 'monitoring room' was also communicating with the person in charge of 'Arasaka Security'.

It is obvious that they intend to use "surveillance" to lock down Lan Ke and the others.

But at this time, Lan Ke and Shirou Emiya encountered an unexpected trouble.

"Shirou, can you remove this lock?"

Looking at Lan Ke's motivated expression, Emiya Shirou smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"If it were a normal electronic lock, there might be a chance, but the materials in this world are much stronger, so forcing it open is basically impossible."

Lan Ke, holding the water pipe in his hand, looked quite helpless. After all, his experience in 'picking the lock' last time was of no use here.

"What's next?"

Although invading the 'Arasaka Tower' was easier than imagined, we are now stuck at the gate to the 'Stone of Desire'. What should we do next?

You can't make such a big fuss and then not grab anything, right?

That's just like the fishing man's air force!

No, the fisherman Kongfei at least knew to go to the market to buy a fish, but Lan Ke and his friends would return empty-handed.

Lan Ke remained quite calm.

"Since Plan A has failed, let's adopt Plan B!"

"Plan B?"

Emiya Shirou was obviously stunned for a moment, after all, he didn't remember having any 'Plan B' at all.

Seeing this, Lan Ke smiled brightly, but there seemed to be some more emotion in this smile.

Shirou Emiya's ability to act was far beyond everyone's imagination. He summoned the "Soul Chariot" almost immediately after hearing Lan Ke's words.

Anyway, focusing Arasaka's attention on Arasaka Tower will reduce the trouble of conquering subsequent targets.

"Buzz!!"

At this moment, accompanied by the roar of machinery, countless security members almost simultaneously looked at the broken glass in front of them and remained silent for a long time.

By the time he reacted, the glass of the Arasaka Building had completely turned into shattered pieces, and the Soul Chariot carrying a person roared and flew through the air again...

Chapter 42 How did you sleep last night, Narukami-kun?

The men from 'Arasaka Security' rushed into the floor where 'Arasaka Research Institute' was located and had just drawn their weapons when they saw a motorcycle appear before them.

"What the hell?! How did the motorcycle get into Arasaka Tower?!"

Something that shouldn't have appeared before their eyes caused the people of 'Arasaka Security' to fall into a brief shock, and it was this shock that made them lose the best chance to keep Lan Ke and the others.

When they were about to pull the trigger, Shirou Emiya on the other side had already twisted the handle, and the 'Soul Chariot' directly smashed the glass in front of it and flew out of the 'Arasaka Tower'.

It was not until then that the surrounding 'Arasaka Security' members reacted and opened fire.

It was a pity that they had missed the best shooting distance. When they fired, a gorgeously dressed silver-haired girl appeared behind the 'Soul Chariot'.

He just waved his hand suddenly, and a gust of wind appeared behind the "Soul Chariot".

Although this strong wind could not completely block the shooting, it was enough to weaken the enemy's attacks and cause them to deflect. Naturally, these deflected attacks could not really hurt Lan Ke and the others.

However, Lan Ke and the others could no longer care about these things, because the "Soul Chariot" had lost power and began to fall, and Lan Ke hurriedly took back "Emilia" behind him.

"Mr. Parker!!"

As Lan Ke snored, a milky white kitten appeared behind him.

There was a howling wind in its ears, but it seemed not to care at all, and even had the mood to complain about Lan Ke.

"He calls me 'sir', but he always touches me all over, even with my daughter..."

But despite all the complaints, Parker is still quite trustworthy in what he does. He just opened his pink flesh ball, and an ice runway appeared on the top of the building in the distance.

“Sizzle~!!”

With a violent vibration, Emiya Shirou, who was driving the 'Soul Chariot', successfully stopped on the roof of the building next to him.

It only took a few seconds from the time the glass was shattered to the time it landed on the roof. Even though there were "flying cars" in this world, it would still take time to coordinate them. This also created an opportunity for Lan Ke and Emiya Shirou to evacuate. After slowing down, Emiya Shirou drove the "Soul Chariot" directly along the glass of other buildings and sped towards the bottom.

Behind him, the crushed glass was transformed into a path, and Lan Ke, who was sitting in the back seat, just hugged "Parker" and complained helplessly.

"I was just petting the cat with Emilia, and didn't you agree to this, Mr. Parker?!"

Parker, held in Lan Ke's arms, licked his paws, his expression as if to say, "What are you talking about? I don't understand you, what bad intentions could a kitten have?"

Looking at Parker who pretended to be dead, Lan Ke seemed quite helpless.

Unlike the simple "equipment" in the game, the "personality masks" in this world, or "mid-demons" to be more accurate, have enough wisdom and can communicate with Lan Ke, which also leads to their strange personalities.

Some are shy, some are cute, some are obedient, and of course some like to play pranks.

Parker is the strongest, perhaps because he has been suppressed by his elders for too long and is the "leader", he has completely let himself go. If Emiya Shirou was not familiar with him, he might have been fooled too?

But since the other party didn't want to talk, Lan Ke simply started talking about business with Shirou Emiya.

"Next, let's go to 'Arasaka Security Company'."

Without asking for the reason, Shirou Emiya glanced at the map on his mobile device and then stepped on the accelerator to drive his Soul Chariot into the lower city.

Although this time the incident was so serious that even the 'alert value' exceeded 25% at once, the pursuers would not let them go just because they entered the 'downtown area', but at least there was no surveillance here, which could slow down the disclosure of their whereabouts.

Apart from the 'Arasaka Tower', the most difficult place to conquer in this hall is probably the 'Arasaka Security Company'. After all, this is the place with the strongest military force under Arasaka, and it can even be regarded as the spawning point of 'Arasaka'.

However, now that their headquarters has been attacked, Arasaka Security Company will definitely send people to support them. Now is the best opportunity to attack them!

Shirou Emiya and Lan Ke, driving the 'Soul Chariot', are destined to make this city completely lively tonight!

Just as Lan Ke expected, the guarding forces of Arasaka Security Company and Arasaka Bank were weakened a lot. In addition, Lan Ke and his men attacked several small companies under Arasaka and stole two treasure chests. As a result, Arasaka had no idea where Lan Ke and his men were planning to attack.

The result of the night's battle was two fragments and several treasure chests, but the price was that the hall's 'alert value' directly exceeded 50%.

But this doesn’t matter to Lan Ke and the others for the time being.

After all, they only have two goals at the moment.

After stealing the secret treasure, the palace will completely collapse, so Lan Ke and his team will not touch the secret treasure for the time being, but they cannot enter to get the last desire stone. If Lan Ke and his team want to collect the last desire stone, they have to stay at the level temporarily.

Therefore, they did not plan to enter the "hall" again in the short term, so it naturally did not matter what its "alert value" was. As for the next time they came, the "alert value" would probably be maxed out, so it naturally did not matter.

The 'treasure chests' basically contain some special props or equipment that can only be used in this hall. Even the 'prosthetic body' that cannot be used can be sold directly in exchange for points to buy the necessary supplies. For Lan Ke and others, it is also a good gain.

However, the most crucial thing is the two 'Desire Stone Fragments'.